Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed Jour 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-06-19 13:53 UTC-7

Brandes Chipping Up Early

AndrewK47

Niveau 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a pot of roughly 30,000 on a board of Jose Nadal bet 22,000 from the big blind after being checked to by Fabian Brandes in the small blind. Brandes made the call.

The completed the board and both players checked their option. Brandes quickly tabled for two-pair and Nadal mucked his hand, awarding the pot to Brandes.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fabian Brandes	560,000 150,500	150,500

José Nadal	210,000 -72,000	-72,000

Tags: Jose Nadal Fabian Brandes

2022-06-19 13:52 UTC-7

5 Things to Know About the $1M GTD 2022 PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget

KaleGozer

Niveau 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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2022-06-19 13:48 UTC-7

Josephy On The Brink

Niveau 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Cliff Josephy bet 6,000 from the cutoff and was called by Sean Legendre on the button and Roee Shalom in the big blind.

The flop came and Josephy continued for 21,000 but was met with a pot-size bet from Legendre. Shalom got out the way and Josephy who was frustrated with the situation moved all of his chips into the middle. Legendre called and was covered by Josephy by 6,000 chips.

Sean Legendre:
Cliff Josephy:

Legendre spiked a set on the flop to crack Josephy's aces. The runout of did not help 'Johnny Bax' and improved Legendre to a full house.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sean Legendre	163,500 47,000	47,000
Roee Shalom	99,000 46,000	46,000
Cliff Josephy	6,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Cliff Josephy Roee Shalom Sean Legendre

2022-06-19 11:47 UTC-7

Day 2 of Event #39: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Starts at 1 p.m.

connorrichards

After 10 levels of play on Day 1, just 156 players remain of the 719 who entered Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Day 2 will commence at 1 p.m. local time.

The event collected a whooping $1,919,730 prize pool with the winner taking home $371,358 and the prestigious gold bracelet. The top 108 will secure a cash of at least $4,834.

Ten more levels will be played today, each lasting one hour. Players will get a 15-minute break after every two levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after level 16, expected to be around 7:30 p.m.

Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RANK	PLAYER	CHIPS	BIG BLINDS
1	Ari Oxman	753,000	301
2	Anik Ajmera	641,500	257
3	David Levy	553,500	221
4	Krzysztof Magott	493,500	197
5	Julian Galvan	492,500	197
6	Joe Rutledge	461,500	185
7	Benedikt Eberle	447,500	179
8	Tomasz Kozub	445,000	178
9	Fabian Brandes	409,500	164
10	Shea Quintin	393,000	157

Some notables to look out for from outside the top 10 chip stacks include Robert McLaughlin (134,500), Sasha Liu (154,000), Jeff Lisandro (150,000), and WSOP bracelet winners Matt Waxman (161,500), Ryan D'Angelo (203,000) and Frank Kassela (280,000).

Those who survive today will return tomorrow for Day 3, where the field will play down to five players.

Stay tuned into PokerNews for complete coverage of Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed and all other WSOP events.

Tags: Ari Oxman Benedikt Eberle David Levy Fabian Brandes Frank Kassela Jeff Lisandro Joe Rutledge Matt Waxman Robert McLaughlin Ryan D'Angelo Sasha Liu Shea Quintin Tomasz Kozub